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Topic : 07/31 Are You a Bitch?

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Created on : Friday, February 17, 2006, 03:00:33 pm
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(Original Air Date: 02/20/06) Meet three women who each admit to being a "bitch" and proud of it! Kristine, Teresa and Lois all say their demanding bitchiness gets them what they want when they want it. But Dr. Phil challenges their thinking. Is it really working for them? What is behind their bitchy bias, and would their lives change for the better with an attitude adjustment? Share your thoughts, join the discussion.

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February 20, 2006, 7:21 am PST

Nice point

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Sorry, Ladies...I don't buy this bitchy facade for  a second.  You can always tell how a person feels about him/herself by observing the way they treat others. You treat people like crap, it's because deep down you're trying to mask your own feelings of inadequacy and anger. You strike me as very sad, desperate, lonely women. 

  

Remember the movie Schindler's List? When Oskar Schindler was talking with a drunken Amon Goethe? He said that true strength is compassion. He was right. 

 How clever was Oskar!  Remember how he manipulated Goethe into doing just that?   There was a sick humor to his "forgiving" everyone, but it worked.
 
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February 20, 2006, 7:22 am PST

The novelty of it?

 I have so got to get a life, and get away from these message boards.
 
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February 20, 2006, 7:26 am PST

agree w/flies to honey

just wondering why dr phil has not asked (so far) if these women had PROOF that they ever were nice.  learned quite a while back, you can achieve more w/a smile and pleasantness. just my .02 worth..
 
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February 20, 2006, 7:40 am PST

Adderall Abuse, Perhaps?

Kristine shows the classic signs of Adderall abuse.  If this is true I hope she confides in Dr. Phil.  Smile Kristine.  There are 2 ways of living life.  You can take the high road or the dirt raod.  The High road allows you to see the beauty below.  The dirt road clouds your vision.  If you don't believe me take the drive and prove it to yourself.
 
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February 20, 2006, 7:46 am PST

To Bitch or not to Bitch? That is the Question.

All three of these women have obviously been hurt by someone. People do not start life by being a bitch. Over time, things happen in ones life to change their view of people. However, this does not give them or anyone else the right to be a Bitch and treat the world as though they own it. Yes, I have been hurt and I use to think, before watching this show, that I too was a Bitch. I now see that I am not a bitch but an extremely assertive and confident  women that does not try to intentionally hurt people.
 
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February 20, 2006, 7:51 am PST

Being a bitch?

When men get upset, yell, hollar, whatever, he's accepted as getting what he wants. It's the, "Yes, sir!" attitude & it gets the job done. However, when a woman stands up for herself by having to yell after she cannot get her point across nicely & firmly, is considered a bitch! Double standard? I think so! Sorry, Phil! How about having a show about men who yell too much to get what they want? It wouldn't be called a, "Bitchfest" now would it?
 

 
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February 20, 2006, 7:54 am PST

02/20 Are You a Bitch?

I actually felt bad for the second girl with the passive-aggressive husband.  Her anger clearly came from the hurt she feels inside.  The husband is gone all the time...she has to take care of the house, the kids, etc.  She deserves a little help when he's home. 

  

Granted she isn't handling it the right way, but I feel her problem is more about frustration from the lack of communication between the two of them and not because she just wants to be a bitch. 

  

I just wanted to slap that smile off the husband's face....lol. 

 
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February 20, 2006, 8:09 am PST

02/20 Are You a Bitch?

I believe that some people are bitchy because they are lazy. It takes a lot more energy to be nice to people. You have to work at being nice but the rewards are great. Just think you may never see the way you affect someone but if by being nice you leave an everlasting impression with the person that may affect the way they treat the next person how great a reward have you stored in heaven for yourself. 

  

NO GOOD DEED GOES UNNOTICED 

 
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February 20, 2006, 8:13 am PST

Don't They Get It?

Dr Phil was correct, if they could see themselves as other people see them they might think twice about how they're treating other people.   

  

Guest #1 - she's going through life treating the world the way a group of teenaged girls treated her in high school.   Time to grow up, you left high school behind years ago.  I found it interesting that she had a problem with the woman that needed film developed for her daughter's school project - okay for her to treat people badly but she can't take what she gives. 

  

Guest #2 - .....and this  is the man she loves and wants/wanted to spend the rest of her life with.  It's bad enough that she treats him like that, she needs to remember that she's raising children (boys).  Unfortunately at this rate she may be raising the next generation of women abusers or individuals that are going to continue that vicious life style. 

  

Guest #3 - I don't think she's gotten over the low self esteem that she had as an over weight individual.  She's thin and attractive, but that's being lost  because of her terrible attitude.  She better be careful loneliness may cause her to put that weight back on. 

  

I hope Dr Phil gave them a copy of the show. they  need to step back and take a long look at what they're doing to themselves and to the people around them.  The world is not all about them.  They share this space with the rest of us, and as a member of this world I know they can be happy if they overcome their anger and frustrations. 

  

I hope they can find  love, peace, joy, happiness and faith   

 
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February 20, 2006, 8:22 am PST

02/20 Are You a Bitch?

I think that people that are bitchy all the time are ultimately unhappy.  I used to be an unhappy person in an unhappy marriage that showed a lot of the tendencies that these women show.  I know some people that still are just like them.  One of them is on a big power trip and tries to control everyone in her life.  What she has done is push nearly everyone who used to be her friends away.  Even her own husband has apologized to me for her behavior towards me (without her knowledge, of course, because he fears her wrath as much as everyone else.) 

  

I DO NOT think that acting like a bitch can make a person feel fulfilled or happy.   I think surrounding yourself with loving, caring people and eliminating relationships with people that drag you down with negativity and meanness from your life will ultimately help lead you towards being a happy and good person.    

 
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